Saint Parthenius of Rome

Memorial

• 19 May

Profile

Brother of Saint Calocerus. Eunuch in the palace of Tryphonia, wife of emperor Decius, in charge of Anatolia, daughter of Roman consul Aemilian. Charged by Decius with embezzlement of Anatolia’s money, and with the capital crime of Christianity. Ignoring the financial accusations, the brothers defended the Faith. The court took their defense as an admission of their Christianity, and sentenced them to death. Martyr.

Born

• c.250 Armenia

Died

• thrown into a bonfire, he was unburned
• guards then beat him to death with flaming brands from the fire
• buried in the catacombs of Saint Callixtus

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Parthenius of Rome”. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 September 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-parthenius-of-rome/>